The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-06-03
MANKAro FREE Press,
FRIDAY. JUNE 3. 1887.
From Fridays DAILY + uKE PaEss.l

From Fridays DAILY i RE PNEss
Brig. Gen. Ruger has informed Gov
McGill that he shall soon issue am ordel
To light battery +, of the ith artillery, Il
encamp with the Second regiment a
Mankato.
In the District Court to-day in the
cases of John c. Mobiles, Henry w
Stauffer and Lytle Miller, VS.
the Town Board of Shelby, the
Judge oyerruled the acts and proceed
inrs of the Board of Supervisors IN rell'
ton To the LAYING ont of the ROAD IL,
question and declared them null ana
void.
Eight tramps were brought into the
police court this morning in charge oi
Robel. Seven appearing To be working
men on their way TO work on the Mani
toha railroad, they were discharged. The
other, being an old offender, was lined
s. and costs, in default of which he was
put nj work on the street for eleven days.
This looks more like business.
Now that the Minnesota river has
fallen To ITS usual dry weather mark. II
vet appears TO be deep enough To allow
small steamer to ply successfully as lar
up rs Mankato. Ii is very certain that
small outlay for dredging, would secure
a good channel. 1t is to be hoped that
the survey ia be made by the govern
ment this summer, will result IN a rec
concentration for the rivers improve
ment.
North Mankato, or that locality of 1t
lying across the river, is growing rapid
Nv. A number of new buildings are IN
course of construction, and there Is
general air of life about the. place, A
year ago il was nearly wilderness, with
scarcely half dozen houses, but with
continuance of its present growth 1t
will soon become an important suburb.
Steps should he taken 10 have 1t annex
ed TO the city before the next census Is
taken.
In the District court this afternoon
the case of III. J. Fuller, applt., VS.: the
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific Rail
way Company, respt., Was dlshllsseu' IL
having been settled.
MIR. Thomas Jones, of Judson, had a
raising" yesterday, and put up The
framework of u barn i5XI5 ieet. Mr.
Jones is one of Judson's most thrifty
farmers and always keeps up with the
times. About forty neighbors were
present and assisted IN the barn-ralsing.
Fifty bright, new uniforms were re-
ceived here this morning for the militia
company. They are the regulation army
uniform with the exception oil stripes
on the pantaloons of the privates. The
company will appear in these uniforms
for the first time, at the inspection Tues
day night. They will present gala APP
pearance.
A gentleman named Randall, of
Smiths Mills, accompanied by his VIE,
was driving down the hill east of Eagle
Lake, Yesterday, when the hold-back
broke, allowing the buggy 10 run forward
against the horse. The animal was
frightened and ran away, throwing out
both Mr. Randall and his wife. The la
dy is reported to have been quite badly
injured.
In another column will be found
the announcement that Mr.. j. a. Pres
lev has determined 10 retire from bust
ness and will proceed at once to dispose
of his stock at cost. Mr.. Presley Is one
ofthe oldest and best known business
in Mankato, having been here for near
Iva quarter of century, and during
these years he has, by dint of hard work
and close attention to business built up
fine trade.
From SATURDAYS DAILY FREE PREss.l
A marriage license was to-day grant
ed to Anton J. Holland AID Paulina
Anderson.
John c. Noe reports the sale Of so
acres in section 9, of Mapleton, for Lewis
Jordan, of indianapolis, Ind, to Nor
gan +. Berry, for 81 900.
Two famous short horn bulls were
photographed in this city Yesterday al
ternoon They were London Duke, OF
Meadow Lawn 9TH, and Bell Duke, OF
North Oaks, the latter pure hates. The
former was purchased at the recent II.
Cloud sale 10y III. &. Randall of Belgrade,
and the latter by ID. III. Chamberlain, of
Beaver, Iowa. They are young stock
and very fine looking.
MIR. III. X. Hanson, of Mankato
township, reports that he can beat the
wool yield given i'm the FREE Press few
days ago. He says he sheared II sheep
last week which yielded 81 pounds OF
wool, and sold the product in Mankato
at 20a cents pound, receiving Sls.S5, an
sheep are of the Cotswald and Lester
breed.
From Mondays DAILY FREE Press.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
NJ. +. church yesterday morning, the
presiding elder, Rev. Liscombe, officia-
ting.
An occupant of the gallery to-day
states that there are twenty-seven bald
headed men among the veterans of the
q. A. X. Post.
Rev. f. h. Schultze, of the Ger
man Lutheran church, has been con-
fined 10 his bed by illness for the past
few days and was unable to preach
yesterday.
The two men charged with stealing
a watch from Mr.. Kaufman were ex-
amined in the police court this after
noon. Ennis was bound over to the
next term of District court. Hennessy
was discharged.
The Mapleton G. A. r. held memo
rial services in the Congregational church
at that place, yesterday, COmrade Moses
preaching good sermon from Proberbs
25-4. The church was densely packed,
and many were unable to gain admis-
sion.
An elegant Mann boudOir car was
attached to the west bound Omaha pas
senger train Sunday noon. Ii was Occu-
pied by the Langtry company, who
closed an engagement at Minneapolis
Saturday night. The fair Lilly did not
show up as the train passed through the
city.
"A short drive through South Bend
and into the edge of JudsOn yesterday
afternoon proved to us that rain is sad
Iy needed i'll the South portion Of the
county. While small grain is looking
well il begins TO show evidences oil
drouth and grass is decidedly short and
withered. IL is to be hoped that the
present threatening weather will prove
the forerunner Of good drenchlni
rain.
From Tuesdays DAILY FREE PREss.l
Hall d Coffin report the sale of the
south one-third of lot three of block Is
city of Mankato, for A. w. Dukes tC
Andrew Gopher for 500.
Marriage licenses were yesterday
and to-day granted to August Lindo and
Emma Kroeger; Stanley LEVITT and
Emma Rick; Darby Whalen and Jen
ME Duane: John LauretZin and Annie
Bohlke.
AT meeting of the farmers of Min
nesota Lake and vicinity, held at Hill q
Bluhm's Hall on May 2lst, a Farmer
Co-operative Association was formed
VIM. Heller was elected President o
association. VIM. Dodge, John Lau
I'm Kremer and Albert Croychet
ed trustees.
-ggerty assaulted DIR. Spragut
lock last evening i'm Lerchl
t street and handled hin
"nr two who wer,
80 had knit
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